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1947
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From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
absolutely
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Amazing
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From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
become
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From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
behave
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From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
birth
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If we denote anything incomprehensible by the symbol X, we can describe what X is to a certain extent by knowing what it is not.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If we denote anything incomprehensible by the symbol X, we can describe what X is to a certain extent by knowing what it is not.
certain
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comprehend
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comprehension
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consider
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From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
denote
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From this reading If we denote anything incomprehensible by the symbol X, we can describe what X is to a certain extent by knowing what it is not.
describe
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From this reading If we denote anything incomprehensible by the symbol X, we can describe what X is to a certain extent by knowing what it is not.
DESPOILERS
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differently
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elementary
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extent
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gave
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give
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harder
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From this reading The incomprehensible is harder to portray in a story than is merely the unknown.
human
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From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
humanity
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From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If we denote anything incomprehensible by the symbol X, we can describe what X is to a certain extent by knowing what it is not.
knowing
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man
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merely
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From this reading The incomprehensible is harder to portray in a story than is merely the unknown.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
Nature
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From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If we denote anything incomprehensible by the symbol X, we can describe what X is to a certain extent by knowing what it is not.
obvious
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From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
October
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From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
portray
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From this reading The incomprehensible is harder to portray in a story than is merely the unknown.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
raised
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Stories
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From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
story
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From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
symbol
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From this reading If we denote anything incomprehensible by the symbol X, we can describe what X is to a certain extent by knowing what it is not.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The incomprehensible is harder to portray in a story than is merely the unknown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
there
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From this reading In the story THE DESPOILERS in the October 1947 _Amazing Stories_ I raised the question, "Is there anything absolutely beyond human comprehension?"
thousand
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From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
today
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unknown
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From this reading The incomprehensible is harder to portray in a story than is merely the unknown.
unthinkable
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From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If Nature suddenly began to behave differently, what we consider obvious and elementary today might become--unthinkable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
X
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years
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From this reading In that story I gave humanity a thousand years to give birth to one man who could comprehend the incomprehensible.
